Metallic railway-tie.



W. F. BAUMGARDNER.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 21, 1911.

Patented July 16, 1912.

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METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 21, 1911.

Patented July 16, 1912.

Serial No. 655,894.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, VVILLIs F. BAUMGARD- NER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at 18303 South Parsons avenue, Columbus, in the countyof Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Metallic Railway-Ties, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to improvements in metallic railway ties,and is designed for the purpose of providing a durable tie that will bestrong, and provide a firm bearing for the rails supported thereon.

A further characteristic and merit of the tie is its simplicity ofconstruction and capability of freedom in placing and replacing in theroadbed of the railway.

The tie consists essentially of two complementary sections, adapted forsliding engagement with each other, and preferably stamped from angleirons of usual construction. And the invention further consists incertain details of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts for strengthening and bracing, and locking the sections togetheras will be more clearly disclosed hereinafter and set forth in theaccompanying claims.

In the drawings I have illustrated one example of the physicalembodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I haveso far devised for the practical application of the principles.

Figure l is a side elevation of one section of the tie embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end view ofFig. 1 looking toward the left. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of thecomplete tie, the sections locked together, and the rails shown indotted lines. Fig. 5 is a plan view of Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 is a verticalsec tion on the center line of Fig. 5, the locking wedges being omitted.

In the preferred form of embodying the invention, I utilizecomplementary sections, designated at 1 and 2. These sections arepreferably stamped from angle irons and their vertical webs are cut awayto form upstanding plates 3, 4, and 5, 6. To provide means for retainingthe rails, the webs 3 and 5, at their inner ends, are bent intoalinement with the respective webs 6 and 4, and undercut, as designatedat 3 and 5 to project over the base of the rail; and the webs 4 and 6are similarly undercut at points 4 and 6 for engagement with theopposite edges of the rail bases. Each section of the rail is providedat its under side with an angle plate 7 and 8 respectively and theseplates are formed with attaching flanges 7 and 8 which are secured totheir respective tie sections by rivets 9. These plates, in addition toadding strength to the tie at a point directly below the supported rail,also provide a firm anchor for the tie, prevent end thrust or movement,and are, in actual practice, filled in with ballast to firmly lock thetie in place. It will be observed that the plates 7 and 8 extend thefull width of the completed tie,

and each plate forms a seat for the end portion of the section to whichits complementary plate is attached. Projecting over these seats are apair of tongues 10, 10, and 11, 11, the former integral with the flanges7' and the latter integral with flanges 8.

In assembling the sections of the tie, the free end of section 1 isentered under the tongues 10 and the free end of section 2 is enteredunder the tongues 11. The sections are now slid toward each other untilthe cut away portions 8 and 6 and 4 and 5 are in proper engagement withthe rail bases and webs. In this position the rails are held in place bythe flanges 3, 4, 5, and

' 6, and the two tie sections are bound by the tongues 10, and 11. Topreventlongitudinal spreading of the tie sections they are lockedtogether by means of wedge members 12 and wedge blocks 13, the latterbeing first passed through openings 14 in the flanges or webs 4 and 6,and the former then driven in between these two blocks, and a cotter 15is employed to prevent displacement of the wedge.

From the above description taken in connection with the drawings it isevident that I have produced a metallic railway tie which possesses thedesirable characteristic of elasticity combined with strength anddurability, which may be removed or replaced similar to an' ordinarywooden tie, and which, is of exceedingly long life.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto se cure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination in a railway tiecomprising two sections each formed with vertical webs and each web ofeach section cut away to form complementary rail retaining means, aU-shaped plate attached at one end of each section and formed withoverhanging flanges adapted to engage the free end of opposing sections,and locking means for said sections. I

2. A metallic railway tie composed of sections each formed witha-vertical web, the

inner end of each web being perforated and overlapping the other andlocking keys passed through said perforations and each Web provided witha cut away portion to form complementary rail retaining means, a Ushapedplate attached at one end of each section and formed with overhangingflanges adapted'to engage the free end of 15 opposing sections.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIS F. BAUMGARDNER. WVitnesses:

C. M. SHIGLEY, W. B. Po'r'rs.

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